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The Bears of Katmai by Matthias Breiter.
Near its mouth, where the Brooks River loses itself in the immensity of Naknek Lake, I noticed a bear in the middle of the stream. Only the head is visible. From a distance, the animal could be mistaken for a walrus gone astray from its ocean home. The bear rises up in the water, takes a deep breath, puts his head on his chest, and submerges in one smooth motion. The huge, well-padded backside is visible for a fleeting moment, then the entire animal is gone. There is absolutely no question about its identity: the bear in the water is Diver. Like no other bruin, he has perfected the technique of underwater fishing as if the watery habitat were his by nature. According to the laws of physics, he should float on the surface like a cork. Excursions into the realm of fish should be close to impossible. Apparently, a good technique does wonders. Ten seconds later, Diver reappears in my field of vision, snorting loudly. Again he breaths in deeply, subjecting the river bottom to another thorough inspection. Diver submerges three times, reappearing each time with no digestible prey in his mouth. However, on the forth try, Diver breaks the surface with a salmon locked between his teeth. Many times he might gulp down his catch right there and then, riding the deep waters like a living buoy kept afloat by the layers of fat on his paunch and hips. This time, however, he swims to shore and drags himself halfway out of the water. There, just a few yards from me, he sinks down on his front legs and starts to eat the fish. Diver is the Methuselah among the bears of Brooks River. Rumors have grown up about his age. The record among bruins for the most years lived is held by a captive female that departed her zoo life at the biblical age ( for bears ) of forty-five years. In terms of seasons seen, Diver cannot compete with her. He has probably watched thirty summers go by so far. His best days have long since passed. Until a few years ago, he was the seldom-challenged sovereign at Brooks Falls. Few bears dared to dispute his lofty position. Today, he avoids all confrontations, having slipped far in the hierarchy. Yet, despite his loss in authority and the associated inability to defend the best fishing spots against younger, more dominant boars, Diver has been able to keep his weight. He is as voluminous as ever, presumably thanks to his exceptional fishing technique. It appears that, by means of diving for his quarry, he has secured for himself a food source not used by any other large boar, which in turn may be the reason for his longevity.
BEARS of the last frontier by Chris Morgan... The Alaskan Peninsula is a special place. If I were a bear, this is where I'd want to live. It's as close to paradise as it gets for a large mammal that demands space and plenty to eat. In this isolated region of southwest Alaska the Pacific Ocean delivers rich nutrients to beaches and estuaries that feed verdant coastal sedge meadows. These in turn give way to a spine of volcanoes that stretch nearly 500 miles along a coast that has changed very little in thousands of years. It's the perfect backdrop for a "city of bears."
From the very moment you set foot on the beach here you are in bear country. Around 9,000 of them live on the Alaskan Peninsula. In fact, there are so many bears, and the place feels so wild that it offers a rare opportunity to step back in time, to a landscape that still feels like the Pleistocene of 1.6 million to 10,000 years ago when dire wolves, mastodons, and giant short-faced bears roamed. 
Credits to ursus arctos for the find...
 *This image is copyright of its original author Grizzly Bear (Circus Bear?) and wolf from the Mollie Pack were trying to get to a carcass but these bison were pushing them off. By Mary Bay. Thermal steam is blurring the view. 5/18/07. 1/500, F9, ISO 320 This photo of Circus Bear was taken in late May as he prowled the shores of Yellowstone Lake. For those that aren't familiar with Circus Bear, this big male grizzly was born in 1999 and was one of the first offspring of the grizzly sow, Blaze. Circus Bear was named for the playful behavior he exhibited during his younger years and although he's now a bit more serious, you can still sometimes catch him rolling around on the lake shore or taking a dip in the lake, just like he did when he was a cub. On this morning at the height of breeding season, Circus Bear was all business; making his way along Mary Bay in search of a mate. I haven't seen Circus Bear since that day so I don't know if he found a mate, but I do hope to see him again along the lake shore.
Today, Feb. 25, 2016 the first grizzly of this year is spotted in Yellowstone National Park: http://www.nbcmontana.com/news/first-yel...n/38183774
  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author  *This image is copyright of its original author These grizzly bear photos were taken on May 22nd, 2014 just east of the Fishermen's pullout in Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park by John William Uhler. 
All photo and information credits: Kevin Schafer Photography
"When we see a portrait of an animal - or a person - we instinctively look for eye contact, for a sense of the individual. This is no less true for this picture of a Brown Bear who, despite its fearsome reputation, looks gentle and yes, even sort of sweet. (OK, the salmon he was eating probably didn't view him that way). I have always loved this simple portrait of a wild bear, sitting in the the blue water of a river on Canada's west coast, without an apparent care in the world. There is no menace in his expression, no sense of threat, just a happy, well-fed animal, only slightly curious about the man with the camera. I wish all my encounters with animals were this relaxed!" Brown Bear eating salmon, Adams Inlet (British Columbia)  *This image is copyright of its original author
61...SIXTY ONE 'known' DEAD GRIZZLY BEARS in 2015 in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
Read the causes and note how many are still 'Under Investigation' http://www.nrmsc.usgs.gov/science/igbst/2015mort  *This image is copyright of its original author
Petition Aiming to Stop Delisting of Yellowstone Grizzly Growing Huge Like a Bear - http://environews.tv/world-news/petition-to-stop-the-delisting-of-the-yellowstone-grizzly-growing-huge-like-a-bear/
EnviroNews Polls) — On March 3, 2016, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) proposed a new rule that would delist the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE) grizzly bear, and advocate the hunting and elimination of at least 200 of the region’s approximately 715 specimens. The move fueled a borage of outrage, even before the 60-day public comment period was opened. On the other hand, the USFWS is sticking to its guns, saying “the Yellowstone ecosystem is at or near its carrying capacity for the bears.” Dan Ashe, Director of USFWS, assured the public asserting, “Even with this proposed delisting, the service remains committed to the conservation of the Yellowstone grizzly bear, and will stay engaged to ensure that this incredible species remains recovered.” But the Director’s assurances weren’t good enough for environmental groups. “The Service should be devoting public resources toward achieving grizzly bears’ recovery across their range, not cherry-picking one population to prematurely declare success while undermining restoration everywhere else,” said Kelly Nokes of non-profit environmental law group WildEarth Guardians. “The bears will be treated as a game species after federal protections are removed, opening them up to extremely controversial sport hunting seasons in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho,” stated WildEarth Guardians in a press release. If the bear were to be delisted and subjected to sport hunting, it would be the first time since 1975 that the species has been hunted in the lower 48 states. ’75 was when the grizzly was listed to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) — less than two years after Richard Nixon signed the bill into law on December 28, 1973. In this poll, we leave it to you, our viewers and readers to decide: Should the Yellowstone grizzly bear be delisted, hunted and killed? Yes or no? Please cast your official vote via Twitter or Facebook below. Meanwhile, to learn more about this grizzly tale and to link to the USFWS comment page, visit the EnviroNews Wyoming long-read investigative report just below the poll. - http://environews.tv/world-news/poll-should-yellowstone-grizzly-be-delisted-hunted-and-killed-yesno-feds-say-yes/ More disgusting actions from gov't officials who care about nothing or nobody above the almighty $. It looks like the general public is taking a stand against their bs "conservation act"
Planet Carnivore: King Grizzly
Tuyuq ( Chief ) was the "king bear" of Katmai National Park on the Alaskan peninsula for 10 years, from the age of 16 to the ripe old age of 26. In the early spring he weighed only 600 pounds while ( when younger ) he weighed nearly 1,000 pounds in late Autumn. There are various opinions on the age of a fully mature grizzly. Some will claim a male grizzly mature when he becomes sexually mature. Well, there has been accounts of undisciplined 11 year old boys fathering children. Is an 11 year old boy a mature man? In my personal opinion, a male grizzly becomes a fully mature bear at about 9 or 10 years old; And he is not an elderly bear until well into his mid-to-late 20s. In the wild, a male grizzly might see the age of 30. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OKSSX57-glU
All photo and information credits: Kevin Schafer Photography
Salmon Sushi "OK, a little gruesome. (Especially if you're a fish...). But I was intrigued by the story behind the picture. The bears at Katmai National Park gather every July at the legendary Brooks Falls, a natural barrier to salmon making their annual upstream migration. The salmon swirl around at the base of the falls, making easy targets for the bears which have only to open their mouths for a meal. Because of this abundance, the bears become picky eaters - not consuming every fish that comes their way. Instead, they carefully strip the fat-rich skin off of the salmon, squeeze out the eggs of gravid females, and throw the rest away. With so much food available, they want to consume only the richest, highest-food-value bits. It seems wasteful, even cruel, but it's how animals deal with absurd abundance: by being selective. It's a little like how we might approach a vast buffet - skip the starches at the beginning and pile up the good stuff at the other end." Brown Bear and Sockeye Salmon, Brooks Falls, Alaska  *This image is copyright of its original author
It took only a little research on "random sites" to learn that Brody's weight was only estimated but that his size was comparable with that of the original Bart the Bear.
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Sign their petition NOW!!!!
Today marks the start of another hunting season, enough is enough, lets do something about it. Stop trophy hunting... These bears need to be protected http://pacificwild.org/take-action/campa...rophy-hunt |
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